pistol

Summary

pistol is a weapon type^[1]. pistol ranks in the top 4% of weapon_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,195 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• pistol's instance of is recorded as weapon type^[3].
• pistol is a type of short gun^[4].
• pistol is a type of handgun^[5].
• pistol is a type of firearm^[6].
• pistol's Commons category is recorded as Pistols^[7].
• pistol's Unicode character is recorded as 🔫^[8].
• pistol comprises gun barrel^[9].
• pistol comprises breechblock^[10].
• pistol comprises handle^[11].
• pistol comprises hammer^[12].
• pistol comprises firing pin^[13].
• pistol comprises firearm trigger^[14].
• pistol comprises magazine^[15].
• pistol comprises pistol slide^[16].
• pistol's ammunition is recorded as pistol cartridge^[17].
• pistol's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pistols^[18].
• pistol's described by source is recorded as Karabakh War 1988–1994^[19].
• pistol's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[20].
• pistol's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[21].
• pistol's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• pistol's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• pistol's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[24].
• pistol's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[25].
• pistol's used by is recorded as police^[26].
• pistol's used by is recorded as military officer^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for pistol include Pistolet^[28], a destroyer^[29].

Why It Matters

pistol ranks in the top 4% of weapon_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,195 views/month).^[2] pistol has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] pistol is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for pistol include Pistolet^[28], a destroyer^[29].